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Camp Allen Feb 26th 1863
My own most beautiful
You will be pleased to hear that we are rather stronger at this point than we have been. A new Regt. - the 47th Ga. has been sent to Red Bluff. A negro scout has just returned from the Islands where he has been for several months past; he reports that the Yankees speak of attacking Savannah and Pocotaligo, in the latter part of the present week. I give the rumor for what it is worth. The tendency of opinion lately has been to regard C. and not S. as the probable pt of attack. At least so it has appeared to me. Gen Walker who commands this Mil. Dist. continues to issue orders looking to a fight; but, in brief, no one is very wise on this subject. We know that the enemy has a large fleet at and about Hilton Head Island, and that so far, they have kept very quiet. We must be content to have our knowledge confined to these few facts until something occurs to enlighten us. It seems likely that we will soon have stirring news from the West. Rosecrans, it is thot. will soon attack Bragg, and surely after so much preparation they will attempt something on the Miss. There seems to be some change of programme in Va too. That is if it be true as reported that Longstreet’s Division has been assigned to the south side of James River. I presume this is what you referred to in your last; for Picket’s & Longstreet’s Divisions are the same: that is Picket succeeded Longstreet.
There is really nothing to tell you love, I seldom see any one outside of the Company. I spend my mornings in Maj. Izard’s Office copying & writing orders, or else read the Papers or perhaps a book, smoke and idle the days away somehow. Nothing very interesting in that is there. But you will say that you only care to hear about my unimportant self. Well let me see. - in body I am quite well, the coast so far has agreed with me. And in heart, I am not well - I am sick, love-sick desperately enamored of the fairest of flowers - the purest and brightest of maids. And moreover there is great cause to fear that the malady is deeply rooted and that resort must ultimately be had to be a certain rite in which white dresses veils and gloves, orange-flowers, rings etc etc flourish. Do you think the remedy would work a cure, advise me in my troubles - Yours fondly sweetheart
Charlie
To My Fannie

Camp Allen Feb 26th 1863
My own most beautiful
You will be pleased to hear that we are rather stronger at this point than we have been. A new Regt. - the 47th Ga. has been sent to Red Bluff. A negro scout has just returned from the Islands where he has been for several months past; he reports that the Yankees speak of attacking Savannah and Pocotaligo, in the latter part of the present week. I give the rumor for what it is worth. The tendency of opinion lately has been to regard C. and not S. as the probable pt of attack. At least so it has appeared to me. Gen Walker who commands this Mil. Dist. continues to issue orders looking to a fight; but, in brief, no one is very wise on this subject. We know that the enemy has a large fleet at and about Hilton Head Island, and that so far, they have kept very quiet. We must be content to have our knowledge confined to these few facts until something occurs to enlighten us. It seems likely that we will soon have stirring news from the West. Rosecrans, it is thot. will soon attack Bragg, and surely after so much preparation they will attempt something on the Miss. There seems to be some change of programme in Va too. That is if it be true as reported that Longstreet’s Division has been assigned to the south side of James River. I presume this is what you referred to in your last; for Picket’s & Longstreet’s Divisions are the same: that is Picket succeeded Longstreet.
There is really nothing to tell you love, I seldom see any one outside of the Company. I spend my mornings in Maj. Izard’s Office copying & writing orders, or else read the Papers or perhaps a book, smoke and idle the days away somehow. Nothing very interesting in that is there. But you will say that you only care to hear about my unimportant self. Well let me see. - in body I am quite well, the coast so far has agreed with me. And in heart, I am not well - I am sick, love-sick desperately enamored of the fairest of flowers - the purest and brightest of maids. And moreover there is great cause to fear that the malady is deeply rooted and that resort must ultimately be had to be a certain rite in which white dresses veils and gloves, orange-flowers, rings etc etc flourish. Do you think the remedy would work a cure, advise me in my troubles - Yours fondly sweetheart
Charlie
To My Fannie

Camp Allen Feb 26th 1863
My own most beautiful
You will be pleased to hear that we are rather stronger at this point than we have been. A new Regt. - the 47th Ga. has been sent to Red Bluff. A negro scout has just returned from the Islands where he has been for several months past; he reports that the Yankees speak of attacking Savannah and Pocotaligo, in the latter part of the present week. I give the rumor for what it is worth. The tendency of opinion lately has been to regard C. and not S. as the probable pt of attack. At least so it has appeared to me. Gen Walker who commands this Mil. Dist. continues to issue orders looking to a fight; but, in brief, no one is very wise on this subject. We know that the enemy has a large fleet at and about Hilton Head Island, and that so far, they have kept very quiet. We must be content to have our knowledge confined to these few facts until something occurs to enlighten us. It seems likely that we will soon have stirring news from the West. Rosecrans, it is thot. will soon attack Bragg, and surely after so much preparation they will attempt something on the Miss. There seems to be some change of programme in Va too. That is if it be true as reported that Longstreet’s Division has been assigned to the south side of James River. I presume this is what you referred to in your last; for Picket’s & Longstreet’s Divisions are the same: that is Picket succeeded Longstreet.
There is really nothing to tell you love, I seldom see any one outside of the Company. I spend my mornings in Maj. Izard’s Office copying & writing orders, or else read the Papers or perhaps a book, smoke and idle the days away somehow. Nothing very interesting in that is there. But you will say that you only care to hear about my unimportant self. Well let me see. - in body I am quite well, the coast so far has agreed with me. And in heart, I am not well - I am sick, love-sick desperately enamored of the fairest of flowers - the purest and brightest of maids. And moreover there is great cause to fear that the malady is deeply rooted and that resort must ultimately be had to be a certain rite in which white dresses veils and gloves, orange-flowers, rings etc etc flourish. Do you think the remedy would work a cure, advise me in my troubles - Yours fondly sweetheart
Charlie
To My Fannie